Integrating Agriculture, Conservation and Ecotourism Examples from the Field [Paperback]

Issues In Agroecology  Present Status and Future Prospectus not only reviews aspects of ecology, but the ecology of sustainable food production systems, and related societal and cultural values. To provide effective communication regarding status and advances in this field, this series connects with many disciplines such as sociology, anthropology, environmental sciences, ethics, agriculture, economics, ecology, rural development, sustainability, policy and education, and integrations of these general themes so as to provide integrated points of view that will help lead to a more sustainable construction of values than conventional economics alone. Such designs are inherently complex and dynamic, and go beyond the individual farm to include landscapes, communities, and biogeographic regions by emphasizing their unique agricultural and ecological values, and their biological, societal, and cultural components and processes.This book provides concise reviews of current important and complex issues in agroecology. It identifies inadequacies, errors and gaps in knowledge that may hinder or oppose effective progress toward improving sustainability.

Foreword.- Acknowledgements.- List of Contributors and Biosketches of Editors and Authors.- 1. Agroecology  interpretations, approaches and their links to nature conservation, rural development and ecotourism.- A.Wezel, J.C. Jauneau.- 1.1. Introduction.- 1.2. Historical view of Agroecology.- 1.3. Current variations in definitions and scales in Agroecology.- 1.4. Interpretaion of agroecology as a science, a movement and a practice.- 1.5. Agroecology and nature conservation.- 1.6. Agroecology and territorial development.- 1.7. Agroecology and ecotourism.- 1.8. Conclusions.- 2. Organic compost and manufactured fertilizers: economics and ecology.- D.C.Weindorf, J.P. Muir, C. Landeros-S?nchez.- 2.1. Introduction.- 2.2. Soil organic matter.- 2.3. Glƒv